Frye Scores Career-High 28 Points As BGSU Beats Norfolk State

By Published: 12/3/2017 8:35:22 AM Custom Tag

by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

NORFOLK, Va. – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team moved to 7-2 on the season with a 92-77 victory over Norfolk State University on Saturday (Dec. 2) night. The game was played at NSU's Echols Hall. The Falcons are now 3-0 in true road games in 2017-18. Sophomore Dylan Frye led the Falcons offensively with a career-high 28 points.

The Falcons got out to a 46-31 lead at the half, and played an even second half to walk away with the 15-point victory. The Falcons are now 3-0 in true road games in 2017-18.

GAME OF RUNS• Bowling Green went on an 18-0 run early in the first half to take a 23-5 lead.• Norfolk State started the second half with a 20-5 run to even the score at 51-51 with 14:29 to play.• Justin Turner hit a corner triple with 14:05 to play to give BGSU a 54-51 lead. The Falcons had the lead for the rest of the contest. • The Falcons closed the game on a 41-26 run to pick up the 92-77 victory.

FALCON FACTS• Bowling Green improved to 7-2 for the first time since 2015-16.• BGSU is now 7-2 for just the third time over the last 16 seasons.• Bowling Green is 3-0 in true road games. The 2001-02 team was the last Falcon team to win its first three true road games.• Bowling Green is now 2-0 versus Norfolk State all-time. Both wins have come under head coach Michael Huger.• The Falcons are 22-13 in non-conference play under head coach Michael Huger.• The Falcons had 19 assists, marking the team's fifth game of the season with at least 15 assists.• In the first half, the Falcons held the Spartans to 39.3 percent (11-of-28) shooting in the first half, including a 2-for-9 mark from three-point territory.• Bowling Green shot 50.8 percent (30-of-59) from the floor, 56.0 percent (14-of-26) from downtown, and 85.7 percent (18-of-21) from the charity stripe.• Bowling Green made a season-high 14 triples. The Falcons have made 10-plus triples in four games this season.• Bowling Green won the battle on the boards, 38-26.• Bowling Green's bench outscored Norfolk State's bench, 22-4.• The Falcons also had more paint points (26-24), more fast-break points (12-6) and more points off turnovers (18-17).

PLAYER NOTES• Dylan Frye had a career-high 28 points on 9-of-13 shooting. He went 5-for-7 on #DeepFrye attempts.• Frye entered the season with four triples being his game high. He's had three games with five three-pointers in 2017-18. Frye is shooting 45.6 percent on #DeepFrye attempts for the season.• Frye's 28-point game marked the sixth 20-plus point game of his career.• Matt Fox tied his career high with 18 points. He went 4-for-6 from downtown. Fox now has three 18-point games in his career.• Demajeo Wiggins posted 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting. He also added seven rebounds, one block and one steal.• Justin Turner went 4-for-7 from three-point land, and finished the contest with 16 points, two assists, two rebounds and one steal. Turner is shooting 45.0 percent from downtown for the season.• Rodrick Caldwell had four points, five rebounds and seven assists. Caldwell has had at least four assists in each of the last six games.• Derek Koch racked up four points, eight rebounds and a career-high four assists.• Daeqwon Plowden chipped in with two points, one assist, one block and one rebound.• Nelly Cummings had two points, one rebound and one assist.• Jeffrey Uju had three rebounds.

QUOTE OF THE GAME"We did a really good job on the defensive end. The guys were sharp and looked in on the defensive end. Our rotations were good. Our close outs were good. Our drives – we did a great job on the dribble drive. Our guys did an excellent job." – Coach Huger

UP NEXT• Bowling Green returns to the Stroh Center to face Evansville on Tuesday, Dec. 5.• The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip.